Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay explained

The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games took place 1  - 3 December^[1] The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle.

Medalists

Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks

Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno

Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady Nikolayev Boris Nikitin

Results

Heats

Two heats were held; the teams with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The teams that advanced are highlighted.^[2]

Heat 1

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
1		8:37.9
2		8:38.3
3		8:42.5
4		8:43.0
5		8:43.1

Heat 2

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
1		8:39.1
2		8:39.5
3		8:40.2
4		8:56.5
5		8:57.2
6		9:05.7

Final

^[3]

Place	width=620	Swimmers	width=90	Time	width=90	Notes
		8:23.6
		8:31.5
		8:34.7
4		8:36.6
5		8:43.4
6		8:45.2
7		8:46.2
8		8:49.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200421131424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/mens-4-x-200-metres-freestyle-relay.html . dead . 21 April 2020 . 5 October 2016 . Sports Reference.
2. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1104/olympic-games-melbourne-1956/results?disciplines=SW&event=d8c68a3f-9061-4d22-ab11-26f0deb474c3&unit=heats-summary Heats Summary
3. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1104/olympic-games-melbourne-1956/results?disciplines=SW&event=d8c68a3f-9061-4d22-ab11-26f0deb474c3&unit=final Final